Is CVE-2026-44942 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-44942 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-44942?

CVE-2026-44942 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-44942?

CVE-2026-44942 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-44942?

Upgrade libzypp on debian unstable to 17.38.13-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-44942

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A path traversal in handling the "path" component of .repo files processed by libzypp before 17.38.13 in the 17.x series, or before 16.22.19 could be used by attackers to fill directories on the system outside of the zypp cache with content.

CWE-24

How to fix

Remediation Available

libzyppDebian

Fixed in:17.38.13-1CVE-2026-44942

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-22.